one of those companies was samsung semiconductor inc. headquartered in korea. working with the city of san jose and santa clara county, gobiz persuaded samsung to locate their only research and development facility in the world here in california. the new facility in san jose will place at least 2,500 people in high skill, high wage jobs. we also leveled the field on internet sales taxes, paving the way for over 1,000 new jobs at new amazon distribution centers in patterson and san bernardino and now tracy. this year, we should change both the enterprise zone program and the jobs hiring credit. they aren't working. we also need to rethink and streamline our regulatory procedures, particularly the california environmental quality act. our approach needs to be based more on consistent standards that provide greater certainty and cut needless delays. [applause] california's exports are booming and our place in the world economy has never been stronger. our ties with the people's republic of china in particular are deep -- from the chinese immigrants crossing the p